The condition is better measured by looking at factors like inflammation, insulin resistance, and glucose tolerance, ...

Leading health experts challenge traditional BMI measurements and introduce a comprehensive new approach to diagnosing obesity, potentially affecting millions.

Share on Pinterest A panel of global experts explains why BMI is not the most helpful measurement of body weight, and how else doctors can diagnose obesity. Image credit: VICTOR TORRES/Stocksy.

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and take into account health ...

A new report noted that body mass index does not provide a nuanced enough assessment of health as it relates to weight Getty An international committee of scientists has proposed a new way to ...

Queensland-based Sarah Cox recalls that in 2018, her doctor advised her to lose weight because her body mass index (BMI) was too high, despite her feeling healthy and experiencing no physical ...

According to a September 2024 data brief from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 40.3 percent of U.S.

People recovering from eating disorders say the focus on weight and BMI can be triggering and counterproductive.

People with higher body mass indexes say they're relieved by experts' new guidance to downplay the use of BMI in diagnosing people with weight problems or obesity.

A new definition and method for diagnosing obesity has been proposed by a commission of the medical journal The Lancet on Tuesday (January 14). The new definition published by the Lancet Diabetes & ...

Medical experts have urged a shift away from the Body Mass Index (BMI) as the main yardstick to determine obesity as it does not factor in body fat levels. The prevalent method is so flawed that it ...

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